Essays about: "socioeconomic situation"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 44 essays containing the words socioeconomic situation.

1. 31. Multi-criteria GIS-based procedure for coffee shop location decision

   University essay from Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Xiangyi Lin; Yuanyuan Zu; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The location selection of a coffee shop is crucial for its success or failure. It should be decided in a strategical and comprehensive way. Geographic Information System (GIS) technology has rapidly become a popular tool for complicated location decision problems, because of its remarkable function for handling spatial and non-spatial data. READ MORE

3. 32. How Do Individual Investors Take Risk? - A Study on Risk in Contribution-Defined Pension Plans

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Alexander Asklöv; Ylva Ersvik; [2012]
   Keywords : Risk Behavior; Asset Allocation; Defined-Contribution; Unit Linked Insurance; Occupational Pension;

   Abstract : Studying individual investors' behavior is challenging because the context in which individuals invest is difficult to model and actual behavior is difficult to measure. Individual investors present several features which give their investment situation a special character: They have long but finite planning horizons, important non-traded assets such as the human capital and important illiquid assets such as housing. READ MORE

4. 33. Confronting the Water Crisis of Beijing Municipality in a Systems Perspective : Focusing on Water Quantity and Quality Changes

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Jin Ma; [2011]
   Keywords : Beijing; Sustainability; Systems thinking; Urban water; Water quality; Water quantity;

   Abstract : In recent decades, water systems worldwide are under crisis due to excessive human interventions particularly in the arid and semi-arid regions. In many cities, the water quantity situation has become more and more serious, caused either by absolute water shortage or water pollution. READ MORE

5. 34. Small-Scale Farmers Land Use and Socioeconomic Situation in the Mount Elgon District in Northwestern Kenya : A Minor Field Study - Combined Field Mapping and Interview

   University essay from Geografi

   Author : Patrik Kaati; [2011]
   Keywords : land use; small-scale farmer; socioeconomic situation; sustainable soil and water conservation measures; GIS; semi-structured interviews; political ecology; landesque capital; land degradation; core-periphery relationships;

   Abstract : This Minor Field Study was carried out during November and December in 2011 in the Mount Elgon District in Western Kenya. The objective was to examine nine small-scale farming household´s land use and socioeconomic situation when they have joined a non-governmental organization (NGO) project, which specifically targets small-scale farming households to improve land use system and socioeconomic situation by the extension of soil and water conservation measures. READ MORE

6. 35. Matching socioeconomic and ecological need in wetland management using systems approach : the case of Cheffa wetland in Ethiopia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Seifu Bekele; [2011]
   Keywords : wetlands; Cheffa flood plain; SSM; Wetlands of Ethiopia; AM and IWRM;

   Abstract : The world is facing increasing and interrelated water problems. The water is not only scarce but also not properly developed, managed and utilized. Wetlands are vital resources, which significantly contribute to the water system, as they have multiple functions and values. READ MORE